Brassiere



J. WOLF BRAssIERE April 22, 1947.

Filed Jan.

Patented Apr. 22, 1947 'VUNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE BRASSIRE Jack Wolf, Baltimore, Md.

'pplic'ation January 13,1947 Serial No. 721,790

Claims.

The subject matter of this invention is concerned with brassires and more particularly is 'directed to the breast sustaining pockets thereof of the type having a plurality of sections appi'opriately assembled and secured together to provideyouthful and uplift effects for enhancing charm and attractiveness to the wearer. One important object of the invention is realized in theflprovision of a serviceable and improved brs'siere having novel pockets each comprising a medially disposed substantially hour glass shaped section or intervenor means having secured thereto laterally spaced segmental wings to characterze substantially cone shaped pockets in which the apex portions thereof are free of the merg'er of irritating and impinging inside flanges ofthe spaced wings and the intervenor means. Another object resides in the provision of a brassire of the type alluded to wherein the wings and intervenor means are strengthened by spaced parallel lines of stitching arranged llengthwise of the intervenor means or intermediate panel and widthwise of the wings or sections to characterize in part substantially nested angles diverging outwardlyV from associated lines of securing means interconnecting the intervenor means and'wings and towards the outer margins of :both the intervenor means and wings, providing a pattern rendering the effect of causing relatively heavy busts to appear smaller. The invention has a further object to interconnect thespaced Vertical concaved margins of the intervenor means with the convex margins of the wings by continuous lines of latticing or fagotting stitching. Other objects and advantages of Vthe inyention will appear from the following detailed specification taken with the accompanying'drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 'is a perspective view of the brassire according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a breast pocket illustrating the intervenor means or intermediate panel detached from the wings thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary and inside view of one of lthe breast pockets, and Fig..4 is anvenlarged sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. i o l Illustrativeof theembodiment disclosed, the brassiere is" generally denoted B and is characterizedl by a breast portion IO, the spaced breast sustaining pockets II, the ,side portions I2 terminating in the back tapered parts' I3 provided with complementary disconnectable fastening means I 4 and IS.

Each pocket II is of a suitable relatively vlight weightfabric material and .comprises an intermediately arranged one piece hour glass shaped -1 horizontally spaced wings I 1.

' arranged contracted portion or neck I 9 integrally merged With the outwardly fiared, expanded,or tapered portions 20 which together with'the neck I 9 define the concaved margins.2| each characterized as shown by substantially rectilinear '1 sides or edges inclined or sloping outwardly but merged with a respective concaved base portion of the contracted neckportion or part I9.

The side sections or wings I'I of each pocket comprise convex nose portions 22 havingjthe outwardly diverging. margins 23. For strength-v ening' purposes horizontal and spaced parallel lines lof stitching 24 are provided along the entire width of'the wings I'I, these lines of stitching are substantially normal to the lines of vstitching I8 of the intervenor means or panel I6iprior to securing the Wing portions to the intervenor which according to the invention are fastened together by an uninterrupted or continuous or open lattice or fagotting stitch 25. More particularly margins 2| and 23 are first bent inwardly as shown in Fig. 4 and thereafter these margins as well as the body of theintervenor and Wings I'I are secured together by the lattice stitching 25 and by the lines of stitching 25. Pursuant to such stitching of the intervenor and wings, a substantially cone shaped pocket is formed having its apex which in fact is at the neck portion free of the inwardly turned margins in part characterizing the Vinwardly disposed flanges 28, thus leaving the apex zone of 'the breast sustaining pockets II free vof'impinging fianges to preclude irritation 'of the m'pples of the breasts. I i

Lines of stitching 21 secure the outer margins of the wings and intervenor of each pocket to the body of the brassre and if desir'ed elastic inserts 29 are secured to the brassire below each pocket and conventional shoulder straps 30 Vare secured to the upper parts of the intervenors and the tapered side portions |2 of the brassire'. Inthe assem-bled and secured relation' of the cone shaped pockets as illustrated in Fig.v 1 the lines of stitching -I8 and 214 form nested angles disconnected by .the fagotting vstitching 25 with the side-s of these anglesiprogressively decreasing in length'proportionately to their distance outwardly away from' 'neckportionslS of the intervenors, thus vgiving the visual .effect of re.- ducingthesize of relativelyfheavy breasts'. If

i' desiredthe'reinforcing'lines of stitciing I8 and outwardly widening or outwardly flared upper and lower tapered portions as ZU.

`Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangenient of parts Vwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein.

" "Inlaimi 1. A breast sustaining pocket for brassieres; qomprising, a one piece substantially, hour glass 'shaped intervenor having an intermediately ariang'ed contracted. part 'provided with opposed concaved base'portions and havingl upper and lower taperedi portions integral with and fiaring away from said `contracted part, said tapered port'ions' and said contracted part defining spaced conavitieshaving sides merging with anddiverging outwardly away from said base portion's, Wings 'dispose'd within said concavities and havighconvex nose portion's disposed adjacent lto said base porti'ons andv including outwardly diverging margins arranged contiguous to said sides, Yand means securing said nose prtionsto said base portions and said sides to said margins. 2'. vA'breast sustaining pocket for brassires; oonpi'ising',v a one piece flexible intervenor having an v'intermediately disposed contracted part provided'with-spaced' concaved base portions and having upper 'and lower tapered portions integral with'and progressively widening outwardly away from said] contr'acted' part, said tapered portions and c`o`iitractedl part defining. spaced concavities having sides merging with and diverging outwardly away from said base portions, spaced "disp'osed within' saidlconca'vities and havingfconfvex'nose portions disposed adjacent to of stitching on said wings and intervenor defining nested angles having their sides progressively decreasing in length proportionately away from said contracted part.

4. A breast sustaining pocket for brassires; comprising, a one piece susbtantially hour glass shaped intervenor having an intermediately disposed contracted neck part provided with horizontally spaced concaved base portions and having upper and lower tapered portions integral with and fiaring outwardly away from said contracted neck part, said tapered portions and neck part defining spaced concavities having inclined sides merging with said base portions and di- Verging outwardly away from said contracted neck part, horizontally spaced wings straddling said intervenor and disposed within said concavities and having convex nose portions disposed adjacent to and. within said base portions and including outwardly' diverging margins arranged contiguous to said sides, open lattice stitch means securing said nose portions to said concaved base portions and Vsaid sides to'said margins, parallel lines of stitching disposed along the entire length of and secured to said intervenor, and parallel lines of stitching arranged along the entire width of and secured to said wings, the said parallel lines of stitching on said Wings and intervenor defining nested angles having sides progressively decreasing in length proportionately away from said neck part.

5. A breast sustaining pocket for brassires; comprising, a one piece substantially hour glass shaped intervenor having an intermediately disposed' contracted neck part provided with opposed concaved base portons and having upper and lower tapered portions integral with and flaring outwardly away from said contracted neck part, said tapered portions and contracted said. 'has portions andV including outwardly cliverging margns arran'ged contiguously to said sides; meansf'securing 'sa'idfnos'e portions to said base portions yand said sides" to said margi'ns, Nparallel "lines 'of stitching disposed on" Vsaid atevtfandwmgs; i

breazst vsustaining pocket for` brassiere's; Comprieea. 2 One Piece substantiellv. hmm gl'es shaped ntervenor having an'interniediately'aifranged contracted part providedl withv oppQSif'e concaved base portions and having upper-.and lower tapered portions integral with and gfiari'ng outwardly away from said contracted' part,V said taperedZ portions and Acontracted part defining spacd reentrant concavities having their sides mrgingwith said base portions and div'erg'ing outwardly away from said contract'ed part, spaced wings disppsed; within saidV concavities i and having convexA nose portions disposed adjacent to and withinv said base portions. and including 611iwajrdly diverging margins arranged contignou to said sides, means securing said noseportionsto said base portions andsaid sides to/saidmargins, parallelE linesl of stitching disposed lengthwise'. of.. and Vsecured, to said 'intervenon and parallellinesof stitchingarranged widthwise of and securedlto said wings, thesaid;parallel..limv

part defining spaced reentrant concavities having rectilinear diverging sides spreading outwardly away from and merging with said base portions, horizontally spaced wingsstraddling said intervenor and diposed within vsaid concavities and having convex nose. portions disposed. adjacent to and within said concaved base `portions and including outwardly diverging. rectilinear margin arranged contiguous to said sides, open lattice stitch means securing: said nose portions to. said concaved base portions and said sides to said margins, parallel lines o f stitching, arranged fully lengthwise of and secnred'to said intervenor; parallel lines o f stitching. disposed fully width,-v Wise of and secured to said wings, the said parallel linesof stitching on said wingsandinteh venor defining nested anglesiinterrupted. in. part by said open lattice stitch means and having sides progressively decreasirg-` in'length proportionately away from said'neclpart.

JACK WOLF.

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